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GENERAL FAIRCuILD
Says He 10 not n Candidate for Commander
'Nf1 sFtstgS \ OF the q. A. II. -N.f4 l7E4 -s5 {

Says He 10 not n Candidate for Commander
'fi1 y OF the @. A. Il.
MADISON, Wis, Sept. l2.-Commander.
In Chief Falrchild ssys that be is not q
candidate for reelection at the coming g,
A. r. meeting and has 80 expressed him.
self to hundreds Of veterans who are urg.
Ing him to stand for reelection, especially
as they were anxious to see him yindi.
Gated. hi !44ss
j General FairchiId says that he cannot
afford to devote another year to the duties
of the Commander-in.O Ohief, which are
such as to consume all his time, to the en-
tire e1cluaion of bis private interests. he
says that he has no idea who will succeed
him. sJ2fl gi5s!etz, + 75}.,1-I
The Oommander-In.C Chief announces
that Idaho has been detached from the
Department Of Utah, the Department of
Idaho established, and W. &. Nya, OF
Boise City, appointed Department Com.
mander; and that Arizona has been set
aside from the Department of California,
the Department OF Arizona established,
and A. L., Cow, Of Tombstone, appointed
Department Commander. There are now
forty departments in the country, i.
The General Executive Committee Of
the General Encampment at st. Louis has
been changed from the Lindell to 200
North Fourth street. Sir \ sEES9
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gIoWA,s CHOICE,
The Governor OF the State Says tho Prssi
iTI dantial Sentisae ent 10 for A Al,ison., y Y R R

l ~
Plrrasunau, Sept. 13.-Governor vii.
liam Larrabee and stat, Of Iowa, accom-.
panied by the finest military company Of
tho State, passed through the city this
morning on route to Phlladelphi to 1t.
tend the Constitutional Centennial. aIsI
Governor Larrabee ia middle.aged
man, short Of stature, and Of q rather
heavy build. Z He wears clerical looking
suit Of clothes, but his dark beard and
hair and broad. d.brimmsd soft hat give
him decided military appearance. He
is an easy, pleasing conversatio aud
talked without hesitation about political
affairs. he appeared exceedingly hope.
ful ol Senator Allison, Of Iowa, being the
choice OF the Republican party on tho
Presidential ticket. l9Hj -llfs,F 9'ITTi
/. "lowa has bat one choice Tor Presl.
dent" he said, "aud that ono Ia Senator
Alllson. There is no divided opinion
among the Republicans Of the State. but
they arc all united for him. We will send
q aolid delegation for him to the Repub:
lican National Convention" ~ TslE si2.3
ut has been argued that Senator ALI.
son. has beon 30 favorable To the Prohibi.
tionists that be would not be sure Of The
German vote.", n X x e! 2, 81 "A -,l5r,'V7i5
-s"His stand on the Prohibition question
reflects 80 much more to his credit. II
proves him to be sincere honest man."
10 he what might be called one Of the
temperance people 9"awSltlts5it 5ftf, iFi
6}"He is man who is reasonable on the
queatton Of drinks, as he Ia on all matters,
a man who Is level headed three hundred
and eixty-fve days In the year. y ~ > l,.fE7
."Do. you consider his chances go iayora-
bic @ as to think him q probable candi-
date ?" f4s!lf2:g I, it5lt 3'''g'5f0,' .',Ni
without question Mr.. Allison ia show.
ing so strong that there Is not only q pos.
sibility but a probability Of his being
nominated. This strength Is not con.
Aued to hla own State, but it Is rapidly
growing in other States. II he ia nomins.
ted the Republican party will have maj,
at the head Of their ticket who can be
elected" !" ,gSc ssg,.5 55.t "a. ,'..,:, .,3,." 4
"Havo the people Of Iowa preference
90 between Sherman and Blaine ~ ", +
4h"Wo don't propose to look ahead 90 far
as that. as our choice Is Senator Allison,
It, ,is a little, early to note preference be.
tween other candidatos when we have one
OF our own. But any good Republican
that ia nominated for President will be
by! the people Of Iowa. Tho
party Is strong, and at the next Presi-
dental election will give m increased
majority. But when you speak Of other
candidates, could name one hundred
good Republicans who might be credita-
bly, placed at the head Of the ticket"
"Do you regard Robert Lincoln as a
csndidate?" FtftGT z 7i73!FY M ! /
she is among the probabilities. Lin.
coin is an excellent young man. II he
lives long enough he will be President Of
the United States" i,.f5 f.i5
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( stoien Rig ku,,s,, keco,,ys,ere,l.

WASHINGTON, PA, Sept. IS James E.
Barnett, clerk OF the County G Commission
ers, and John NJ. Fulton hired q horse
and buggy from Kelly, Rogers 4 Wilson;
liyerymen, on Saturday, and drove out to
Morgan's station to practice on the rife
range. While they were shooting some
Mr.. Rogers secured the northern end Of
the county, but found no trace OF the
horse. s y Yeaterday he heard that the horao
bad been capgh by Robert Nesbit, who
resides five miles from Washington. He
called on Mr.. Nesbit and found the yjp,
Mr.. Nesbit had caught the horse In tie
road late Saturday night. There Is no
clue to the thief. A number Of horses
have been stolen in this county within
the past few weeks, most Of them iortu.
nately: havo been recovered, though the
thieves have in each instance succeeded
in getting away, t33i3;f.SssFIs5s5 5f9
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THAT CLEVELAND BANNER.

A1.A*N
Those who were Responsible for tho Regis.
-f3 F'iJst tor Flag Business.
To the Editor or the Inieligencer. 'Es y
S1R:-From the tone Of the Democratic
newspapers generally, and Of tho Market
street daily in particular, ono would sup
poae that the entire Democratic party took
part in and endorsed the so.calied Register
flag busineas Of Reunion day, and that
few, II any Democrats were in sympathy
with, or supported our lato great Reunion.
a gentleman who served on the Finance
Committee Of the Reunion assures me
that the Democrats contributed as liberal.
ly and as willingly to the exponse fund as
their Republican brethren, aud I am sure
that our trades display could not be con.
atdered Democratic or. Republican, or In.
deed anything else than a glorious uprig-
Ing and turning out OF Wheeling's wealth.
enterprise and thrift, showing conclusive.
y that the great heart Of the people OF
Wheeling was with the Reunion, it's
aims and its objects from the beginning 10
the end. sbtNIl q, n 4,
II your readers want to know the party
Of the so.called Register flag affair, they
will only have to look for an assistant Sec
retary Of the Gas Trustees, an ex.market
master, q clerk in the Internal Revenue
Office, deiunct clerk Of the Municipal
Court, a Wholesale grocer, strictly non.
partizan Postmaster, milk man who
wants to be Sheriff, an ex.city clerk from
the East End, Sheriff and the manager
Of the Wheeling Register, Lieut.. James B.
Taney, whose heart was not in sympathy
with the designs OF his associates, for It
can be truly said that fancy and they did
not pray, look or shoot in the same direc-
ton during the late uupleasantneBs. xx
Wheeling, Sept. IL. n "A N5l7ys, \; ef.l.
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A New Lumber Company,

Y The Secretary Of State has granted q
charter to the Timber, Land and Mercan.
tile Company, of St. Mary'e, w. Va,
formed for the purpose Of dealing in all
kinds and classes Of timber, rough and
manufactured, operating saw mills. deal.
ing in lands, etc. St. Mary's, Plessants
county, ia the principal place Of business
the charter to expire September 8, 1907.
Five thousand dollars have been sub.
scribed and $500 paid in, with the privi-
lege Of increasing the stock 10 SIS, 1000.
The shares are S. each, and are held as
iollows: W. n. Walton, Pleasants county,
800 shares Alex. Brewer and H. P,
Locke, Pleasants county, ten ehares each
f. E.. Walton, Jersey City, $50 ahares; Il.
B. Walton, jersey City, $50 shares. 77,I,,
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WITH the usual promptnesa Democratic
papers have commenced the work Of mis-.
quoting from Governor Foraksr's Cald.
well speech. Fortunately there. was a
stenographic report Of that speech taken
on the spot. 1t fails to show that he
likened the President to dog, or that he
made any other dlsrespecttul allusion to
Mr. Cleveland. ~ W. IN
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Elopers Brought Back.

sTEuEESvILLR, o, Sept 1S.-Mrs. Nc
Millin and Gallagher, the clipping couple,
were brought from Columbus yesterday
afternoon. They were charged with lar.
ceny, in stealing a sum of money from
tho husband Of the woman before they
left. They set up in defense that wife
could not ntoal from her husband, Judge
Gibson, Of Columbus, however, thought
otherwise. Mr.. McMillin charges the
couple with another ofense, which he
proposes to have served in case they are
released on the former charge. McMillin
returned tonight and states that he will
forgive his wife If ahe will return and live
with him, but states that Gallagher, the
destroyer Of his happiness, must leave the
country, 4 ysy y b e Z ~ lg
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War on n Colored Collier,

MosraoMERr, AID, Sept; ls.-The pro-
posed Alabama coloredIuniversity Is in
danger Of being seriously crippled. Sew.
eral weeks ago the publication Of an article
in colored paper inilamed the people and
led to the expulsion Of the editor, jesse
Duke, from the city. The enemies OF the
colored uniyersity took advantage Of the
excitement thus formed to make war on
the location Of the institution !. here.
Meaara. Elbbery, and Troy, acting on be-
half Of the citiz pms, have applied to the
city court for an Injunction to restrain the
State officers from advancing the funds or
proceedings \ with tho erection Of the
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Il DETROIT, Sept. ls.-At this mornings
session Of the National Brewers Union
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted: X t7i335t. ..s .!s.tl5 n Z, Y !
Resolved, That we, the National Associa-
ton Of the United Brewery employees,
condemn the action of General Master
Workman Powderly as detrimental to our
emancipation. ls 5s!;5 I!5 g, 'ss
IS The resolution was adopted because
General Master Workman PowdecIy has
recently in his speeches proved himself
opposed to the sale Of intoxicating bevar:
ages, and because the General Executive
Board Of the K. Of L. have sustained him
In his views. ~ n J, ..S b
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/, FOR HARMONY,


An Ex.Confederate Objscts to tho Display
OF Portraits Of tho Presidents,
MR1lco, Mo-, sept.-A number Of bust
ness men having signifed their intention
to place pictures Of the President over the
streets on the line Of march during the ex.
Confederate reunion parade, tomorrow,
Mayor Hiram A. Ricketts,, chairman OF the
ex Confederate Committee, requested that
this part Of the programme bs omitted,
and will take part In the parade. 81
It was thought beat to pursue this
course, having in view the Wheeling at.
fair, and not desiring to offer an aiIront to
tho Grand Army boys. Some have ac-
csded to Mayor Ricketts, request, while
otheys are as yet undecided. Gen. ". G.
?. Breckenridge, Of Lexington, KY, has
been selected as orator Of the occasion.
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VIZ tender President Cleveland our CON
dolence on hiu inability to visit Wheeling
on his western trip. Anybody who has
been hero can tell the President Wheeling
would chow him q good time. Perhaps
be may be able to come and sec MS on his
return, dropping in via the Union Rail-
road bridge. ~ g.ifiS = s ~ ~
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THOSE Democratic editors with pro-
lection proclivities who have been en-.
gagged in the work Of booming Mr. Cleye.
land for a second term, suddenly. find
themselves in an awkward position. The
announcement that the President has de-
cided to cast his lot with the "tariff re-
form" element has had the effect to
dampen their enthusiasm to degree that
is positively painful. There is fan ahead
for the galleries. I 5j5
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TIE citizens OF Ohio doubtless accord to
President Cleveland all the satisfaction he
may get out Of the Hnub he gave the
State. 1t Is ally to conHtrue his act in
not replying to Governor Foraker's invita-.
ton &c simply q personal snub to the
Governor. 1t will be remembered that
the invitation was officially extended ION
behalf OF the State Of Ohio" Sfi g y. I.
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flg,WANTs TO FIGHT,
A Spanish Diplomat Asks Permission to
r.. 81 Accept n IChallenpe. - =. - & ] 'ggg

A Spanish Diplomat Asks Termination Ia
~ Accept a Challenge. ID
WASHINGTON, ID. G lSapt. 13.-Diplo.
matte circles arc awaiting with considera.
BILE esgorness the result OF challenge
sent by Emilio Carres, Director Of the Mil.
itary Academy, at Guatemala, to Senior
Otdonez, the Spanish Minister at that
place. Ff & ' s5is .5 .s u, rs
The particulars Of the affair, which
reached this city through private sources
yesterday, are that, the Ordonez family
have been interfering in the politics of the
Republic, and that aa q result of this the
ladies OF the Ordonez and the Carrea fam.
lilies had a dispute, which eliminated in
Miniater Ordonez declined the chal.
lsnge on the ground that the laws of Spain
strictly forbid dueling on the part Of their
diplomatic representatives. The Oarrsa
faction, however, continued to agitate the
mstter until the Minister was obliged to
write to his Government asking that an
exception be made in! his case and that he
be permitted to accept tho challenge. The
Governments reply at last accounts had
not been received. Both the principals
are men OF undoubted courage. ii. - ~ }I557 s
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SApckipr Accident. /

ROCHESTER, Sept. ls;-A shocking acci:
dent occurred here yesterday to Miss
Katie Householder, who resides with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Householder,
at the east end Of Cross street. y Miss
Householder, with large number Of other
young younpg ladies', is employed y! / in the lumbar
partment Of the punch room, and in pass
neer q pulley her hair, which she wore
very long andin two brsids hanging down
her back, in some way caught, and in In
instant all her hair on one aide Of her
head was torn completely out by. the roots.
Her ear was alec badly torn and her side
considerably bruised. But one Of the
braides caught, which leaves one half OF
Ter hair intact, but the other half az bare
as II shaved. The young lady displayed
considerable presence Of mind in bracing
heraelt and sacrificing her hair rather than
allowing herseli to be drawn into the
pulley, 3l a; jf:s rs: a I
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Now Pottery OrganIxed. !.

e The West Virginia China Company
perfected iis organization yesterday. The
following named gentlemen were elected
as Board OF Directors: W.7L.g Hesrne,
J. q. Ewing, E. L. Ross, Thomas o. Br!en,
r. Sta!naker, j.. The Board OF Directors
met later and elected the following officers;
President, Thomas O'Brien Vice.PIesi.
dent, W. T.: Hearne; Secretary and Treas.
urer (pro len.) R. ssalnaker, il. n
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BURIED IN THE RUINS.
Sheds collapse, Kiillnr Two Re,

Railroad Sheds Collapse, killing Two Per-
sons and IpjurinE n Lnrso Number.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 13.-Lsat night
three large sheds, nt the corner Of How
ard ayenno and Euphrosine direct, fell,
hurying number Of people, killing two
outright and seriously injnring others.
The sheds, which were erected for; the
protection of lumber, had been recently
purchased by the Illinois Central railroad,
which granted permission to the people Of
the neighhorhood to carry of the lumber.
a large crowd WAS SO engaged when,
without warning, the sheds fell over,
burying most Of the people in the ruins. :
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II the Republican Conv ention names
Senator Allison as the National standard
bearer next year, West Virginia will join
hands with Iowa in electing him, as cor
daily as il he were one Of our own nu-
merous iavorite sons. "a man who weara
level head every day in the year." is the
way Gov. Larabeo describes him. That
is tho kind Of man the Republican party
has been in the habit Of bringing forward.
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GErTYsBuRa, Pa, Sept. 1s.-The wealth
er for the last three days has bean as bad
as can be imagined, rain falling almost in.
cessantly, but, Notwithstanding, Ohio day
will 20 of with rush long to be remem.
bsred by the representatives Of the Buck
eye State. The Fourteenth Regiment
National Guard ofOhio arrived this morn
ing and are encamped on the famous East
Cemetery Hill. The town is full of visi.
tors, and tonight at about 10 o'clock Gov.
Foraker, his staff and numerous other
strangers, arrived over the Western Mary
land road. 81; i3i55s5l ;i .,,.--Ta't.
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I Salt in Kansas.

NEw YoRK, Sept. 13.-The Engineering
Nersyhasreceived details OF the great strike
Of rock, sal. at Ellsworth, Kansas. The
vein is 1GE .eet thick and 90 per cent pure,
the other A psr cent being lime and mag
nesia, bat no potash. The salt Is pure
white and fit for table use on grinding
only. The vein is only 705 feet below the
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Several SANDER Suits, !,

SYouNesrowN, o., Sept. 13.-suit was
yesterday begun by Lizzie Henderson
against Attorney: James 3. Kennedy for
slander: She claims $4,000 damages.
Eather Bailey sued Eleazor G. Toriey for
S20, 900, and Huey Henderson sued Mary
slummena for $4,000, In charging that the
plaintiffs lied on the stand at the Solon
Bailey murder trial at Girard. Ira Hem
derson brings q similar suit against George
A. Rooeberg, William Stewart, EIeezer G.
Torley, Armstrong Stewart and James B.
Kennedy for $l5 OOO. ssi rs II ~.
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Council saw dt to indefinitely postpone
the Park ordinance. So summary 8 pro.
ceedure is scarcely respectful to the rep.
resentstiye mon who formed the commit
tee which presented the ordinance, nor is
it respectful to the people whom the
'Councllmen are supposed to represent.
Had some men now in position in Wheel.
ing been in control Of affairs in any large
city when one! Of the famous parks Was
secured that city would have no park.
But then possibly those men never would
be in control Of affairs in any large city. 4
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Asl,by was Murdered

srsuBEsyIlIE, o, Sept. 13. The friends
Of Harry Ashby, whose mangled remains
were picked up on the Cleveland & Pitts
burgh railroad at midnight Saturday at
Portland station, are yof the opinion that
he was foully dealt with and his body
placed on tho railroad track to avert aus
picion. Ashby had jeeveral enemies at
Portland, on whom suspicion rests. The
coroner will investigate. 4 Z.
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Natcr Works for ClarksburG.

Special Disyatch TO TIC intt!|a1esoer. ~ "
CLAnKsnuRe, Sept. ls.-Olarksburg vo-
ted to-day on tho proposition to issue $780,,
600 in bonds to build water works. II
was carried overwhelmingly by q vote Of
42G to G3. The mBjorities by wards are
as fellowa: First ward, IS; Second ward,
81; Third ward, 0s; Fourth ward, So;
Filth ward, Sc. There Is great rejoicing
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An Unnatural Fathor

MEADy11Lr, Sept Annie Mid.
baush, aged seventeen years, yesterday
caused the arrest Of her father, W. F..
Midbaugh, 9 house painter; on a charge
Of incest. sho alleges that he accom-.
plished her ruin when she was hardly
thirteen years Of age. VI q;
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An Engineer Killed.

Pl1TaBuaaA, Sept. ls.--A Commercial
Gosttte New Castle, Pa, special says: A
freight train on the Pittaburgh 4 West.
ern railroad collided with gravel train
near Zslionople. q Pa, this h afternoon,
wrecking a number Of cars. Engineer
Beck, Of the freight train, waa caught in
the wreck and 30 badly scalded tbat be
will die. The other trainmen escaped by
jumping. s,55s "a ,$6
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Z Howltt WilI Perform tho Act.

NEw YoRE, Sept. ls-President Beck
MN, OF the Board Of Aldermen, to-day an
nounced tha. Mayor Hewitt would be
invited to deliver the stand OF colora to
the firemen, the Office that Mrs. Cleveland
declined because the President was not
invited to accompany her. i II
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q iImmora,lt,es Of n t,,.rrv,,,,,, y, =, !, ;, !,

NElLsvlLLE, Wis, Sept. 13-It was an:
nounced here Yesterday that the Metho-,
dist minister OF Greenwood, sixteen miles
north Of Noilsville, is accused OF very ser
ious imp,oprieties with several Of his
flock. AS many as nine members are
said to be implicated. The minister is a
Canadian. The District attorney will
investigate, IL. ~ 8 -s.i 4 q,
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Che GstelliIq|)ee.nt,1:1r:.... II.
Or,oe, Nos. rs and ~ Fourtsenth street.
Tus Preeldent's fool friends In Wheel,
Ing might take lesson from the very
gentlemsnly conduct Of the ex.Conieder.
ato Mayor Of Mexico, Missouri. (

A NEWSPAPER, in noting the fact that
Roscoe Conklins'u sister has been ap.
pointed to federal poaltion, remarka that
'tshsis not at ali pompoua In her manner"
This may not be intended us q gentle In.
situation against tho manners OF her